Scenario: You have downloaded the CU-8 hotfix from partnersource/customersource and/or are using the LCS Update installer to download and install CU-8 on your AX 2012 R3 RTM. You have completed the install and been through the software update checklist. Later you run AX client and click on Help >...

In this blog series I will be posting the hotfixes released for the Project Management and Accounting , as well as the Service Industries modules for Dynamics AX 2012 R2 and Dynamics AX 2012 R3 twice each month. I would like to raise visibility for customers and partners to see what's been updated and...

Are you aware that now we can install application updates (or a subset of them) using the advanced installation option in the CU7 installer? I wanted to demonstrate how you can do it. I hope it can help those who want to update specific bits without upgrading the whole application.
1. Download CU7...

There may be circumstances when you are testing a Full version upgrade, in place upgrade, or applying a Cumulative Update (CU) in Dynamics AX 2012 where the batch jobs never start and appear to be stuck in a waiting status.
Normally we see problems when the Dynamics AX databases is restored to a different...

Hi,
This is an important update. I wanted to share a cool feature from the Microsoft Dynamics Life Cycle Services site. Now you can search for released hotfixes and even see what is in progress.
To start using the issue search log in to Microsoft Dynamics Life Cycle Services site and create a new...

We’ve heard that the update process can be confusing and difficult. In CU6 we've shipped a new update installer. We’ve also worked on the following content to make things clearer. Please send feedback--we're happy to keep clarifying.
Created a 34 x 44 poster about the update process: ...

Cumulative Update 5 for Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 (CU-5) has been released and published on Partner Source and Customer Source. This release includes:
all previously released Cumulative Updates for Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012
additional hotfixes and improvements based on feedback from our customers...

Make your opinion count! Give us your product suggestions and help to make future versions of the Microsoft Dynamics AX applications better.
Use this Microsoft Connect site to submit your product suggestions for Microsoft Dynamics products. Search existing suggestions and vote on suggestions submitted...

Calling the update operation on web services can range from simple to very complicated depending on the entities/tables you are updating. If the entity you are calling is not a date effective entity, then the service's update method is easy to call.
You can tell if a table is date effective by going...

If you are doing a new install of AX 2012, you should make sure to turn off Keep update objects in the license configuration form.
The Keep update objects configuration keys are tied to objects in the SQL database with a prefix of DEL_.
The DEL_ tables and DEL_ fields are some of the few objects...

The code is an example of how to call the update method on sales order in AX 2012 using the SalesOrderService.
static void Main(string[] args)
{
//First find the order
AxdSalesOrder salesOrder = Program.FindOrder();
//Now update it
Program.UpdateOrder(salesOrder);
}
static...